The Best of The Business

~ Release by The Business (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

All tracks published by Link Music Ltd. except:
1-14, 2-12 Copyright Control
1-15 Rondor (London) Music
2-07 Link Music Ltd./Complete Music Ltd.
2-08 Singatune Publishing
2-15 Southern Songs
2-16 Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

Tracks 2-01 and 2-02 were originally released as bonus tracks on the limited edition double vinyl album "Back To Back - Volume 1" on Wonderful World Records (Cat No. WOWDLP 1) which featured repackaged versions of "1908-81 The Official Bootleg" and "Loud Proud And Punk-Live". Mixed at Alaska Studios, London SE1.

Track 2-03 was recorded live off the mixing desk at the 1987 Lisieux Punk festival. The whole gig was recorded and to be released on Link France entitled "Oi! pour la France" but was never released. However this track was released on the 4-track limited-edition 7" single given away withthe magazine "Beat Of The Street". (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Toy-Dolls-Prince-Buster-Guana-Batz-Business-Various/release/1332599">here</a>)

Tracks 2-04 to 2-09 were recorded live at the legendary "Main Event" gig at the London Astoria on 29th April 1988. The tracks were released on the vinyl album "Live And Loud" on Link Records (Cat No LINK 097). (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Business-Live-And-Loud/release/1790658">here</a>)

Tracks 2-10 to 2-16 are taken from the bands [sic.] live album "Loud Proud And Punk - Live" originally released on Syndicate Records (Cat No. SYN LP 6). Mixed at Alaska Studios, Waterloo SE1

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 01770

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-12 10:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Out in the Cold
recording of:
Out in the Cold
writer:
Micky Fitz and Steve Kent
3:01
2Streets Where You Live3:32
3Harry May
recording of:
Harry May
writer:
Micky Fitz and Steve Kent
2:15
4National Insurance Blacklist (Employers Backlist)3:11
5Suburban Rebels
recording of:
Suburban Rebels
writer:
Garry Johnson (punk/oi poet) and Steve Kent
52:17
6Product
recording of:
Product
writer:
Steve Kent
2:30
7Smash the Discos31:50
8Disco Girls2:10
9H-Bomb (Reality Kills)1:55
10Blind Justice
music videos:
Blind Justice by The Business (English oi! band)
recording of:
Blind Justice
writer:
Kevin Boyce, Mark Brennan, Micky Fitz and Steve Whale
2:15
11Get Out While You Can2:50
12Guttersnipe3:19
13Real Enemy2:17
14Loud Proud and Punk2:07
15Get Out of My House
recording of:
Get Out of My House
writer:
Kenny Lyons (songwriter; performs with The Business)
2:32
16Outlaw2:14
17Saturday's Heroes2:48
18Frontline4:02
19Spanish Jails3:20
20Freedom3:07
21Coventry
recording of:
Coventry
writer:
Steve Whale
3:21
22No Emotions
recording of:
No Emotions
writer:
Steve Kent
3:18
23Do a Runner2:59
24Welcome to the Real World3:28
25Fear in Your Heart3:22
26Never Say Never
recording of:
Never Say Never
writer:
Mark Brennan and Clarke (songwriter for The Business)
2:48
28Drinking and Driving53:25
27Look at Him Now3:09
2CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Mortgage Mentality (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Mick Fairbairn
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Mortgage Mentality
writer:
Kevin Boyce, Mark Brennan, Micky Fitz and Steve Whale
3:10
2Suburban Rebels (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Mick Fairbairn
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Suburban Rebels
writer:
Garry Johnson (punk/oi poet) and Steve Kent
2:50
3Product (live)2:29
4Out in the Cold (live)3:07
5Do a Runner (live)2:54
6Welcome to the Real World (live)3:38
7Drinking and Driving (live)2:39
8Hurry Up Harry (live)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Mick Fairbairn
guitar:
Steve Kent and Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Hurry Up Harry
writer:
Dave Parsons (Sham 69 guitarist) and Jimmy Pursey (Founder member of Sham 69)
2:32
9Harry May (live)3:40
10H-Bomb (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Kevin Boyce
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
H-Bomb
writer:
Kevin Boyce, Mark Brennan, Micky Fitz and Steve Whale
2:00
11Blind Justice (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Kevin Boyce
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Blind Justice
writer:
Kevin Boyce, Mark Brennan, Micky Fitz and Steve Whale
3:36
12Loud Proud and Punk (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Kevin Boyce
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Loud Proud + Punk
writer:
Kevin Boyce, Mark Brennan, Micky Fitz, Laurie Pryor and Steve Whale
2:18
13Sabotage the Hunt (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Kevin Boyce
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Sabotage the Hunt
writer:
Kevin Boyce, Mark Brennan, Micky Fitz and Steve Whale
1:42
14Smash the Discos (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Kevin Boyce
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Smash the Discos
writer:
Kevin Boyce, Mark Brennan, Micky Fitz, Laurie Pryor and Steve Whale
3:00
15Do They Owe Us a Living (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Kevin Boyce
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
live recording of:
Do They Owe Us a Living?
lyricist:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
composer:
Crass
1:32
16Pretty Vacant (live)
mixer:
Mark Brennan and Ron Rouman (producer and mixing engineer; aka. Ronnie Rouman, Laurie Pryor; performs with The Business)
bass:
Mark Brennan
drums (drum set):
Kevin Boyce
guitar:
Steve Whale
vocal:
Micky Fitz
3:43